Unless you send your child to school in a bubble, there’s not much you can do to avoid them getting sick. And once your kid gets sick, the question is— are they sick enough to stay home from school?
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08/11/15
Toddler Fury at the French Picnic
The time I was invited to a very fancy party and everybody’s children were perfectly behaved except for for mine.
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07/23/15
Life After Inside Out
Inside Out has replaced Frozen as Mazzy and Harlow’s role playing game of choice. They have designated our characters and they are not up for discussion. Harlow is Joy, Mazzy is Disgust, Mike is Anger and I get to be Sadness.
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Massive spills, flour catastrophes, lipstick shenanigans, diaper cream crimes… has your kid ever made a mess big enough to win an $1000 Target gift card from Seventh Generation?
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Ever try to video chat with a toddler while on a business trip? It’s like conducting a one-woman show to keep them focused on you and smiling for as long as possible.
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I remember taking my three-year-old to her first fireworks display and fearing I destroyed her eardrums for life. Holidays are HARD.
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Last week, I planned a 4th of July picnic in Central Park, so Mazzy, Harlow, Gavin and Luke could model the new Americana collection from Gymboree. Unfortunately, Mother Nature did not get the invite.
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About two weeks ago, Harlow realized there was absolutely nothing stopping her from getting out of bed and it’s been nearly impossible to get her to stay there ever since.
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Just because I don’t post many pictures of my kids crying, doesn’t mean they never cry. THEY CRY ALL THE TIME.
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It’s been a month since we transitioned the girls to a shared bunkbed and while I think it was our best option for the room, I’d be lying if I said it hasn’t raised a whole new set of bedtime issues.
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03/03/15
My Toddler-sized Meltdown
I lost my shit today. It’s nothing major. Just me realizing I’ve bitten off more than I can chew. You know when you try to do everything and end up feeling totally incompetent?
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Mike and I are taking the kids for a ski trip this weekend, where the weather will be zero degrees, feels like negative eleven. Sounds a little like Arendelle. Brrrrrrrr.
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This Christmas, I learned two things. 1) Harlow does not like to sit in a stranger’s lap. 2) Mazzy does not like the concept of waiting for Christmas to get her presents.
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Living up to THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF YEAR is a lot of pressure, you know? Here are 8 ways it could go all wrong (but will probably end up just fine).
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11/07/14
Conquering My Kids’ Cup Issues
Mazzy’s favorite cup is the bane of my existence. It’s leaky, it’s hard to screw on the top and it comes apart into four separate pieces…
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